Japan cancels false quake alert after agency misplaces epicentre

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Japan's weather agency cancelled an Emergency Earthquake Warning on Friday, less than 10 minutes after issuing it at 12:40 p.m. It first reported a 9.9 magnitude quake, but the US Geological Survey put it at 6.9. Officials said the epicentre was mistaken for the Kuril Islands, not near Kamchatka.